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吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
吨 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

吨 Stroke Order — How to Write 吨

Stroke Order

吨 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

吨 Radical and Character Components

Components:口屯

吨 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 屯 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 4 more strokes

吨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dūn

Meanings of 吨 in Chinese

1

dūn吨

A unit of weight, one metric ton equals 1000 kilograms.
这艘货船的吨位很大。
This cargo ship has a large tonnage.
A unit for measuring the capacity or volume of a ship, equal to 2.83 cubic meters (or 100 cubic feet).
这艘船的容积是两百吨。
The ship's capacity is two hundred tons.

Common Words and Phrases with 吨

1
dūn吨jí级
A classification or level of an object (such as a ship) determined by its tonnage.
这艘新建造的货轮属于五万吨级，可以运载大量货物。
This newly built freighter belongs to the 50,000-ton class and can carry a large amount of cargo.
2
dūn吨wèi位
Tonnage, referring to the cubic capacity of a merchant ship.
这艘新货轮的吨位很大，可以装载大量货物。
The new freighter has a large tonnage and can carry a lot of cargo.

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Questions about 吨

What does 吨 mean in Chinese?

吨 (dūn) means “A unit of weight” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 吨?

吨 is pronounced dūn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 吨 have?

吨 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 吨?

吨 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 吨?

The radical of 吨 is 口, and 吨 is a phono-semantic compound.